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We have put together stories from our coverage last weekend to help you stay informed about news across Asia and beyond. If you would like to see more of our reporting, please consider subscribing.
1. Myanmar’s junta likely to up brutality amid ‘survival game’ 3 years after coup
2. ‘I was crying’: influential Philippine pastor linked to Duterte accused of rape

3. Did Chinese explorers travel to the Americas decades before Columbus?

4. Singapore jeweller behind Bruneian princess’ tiara basks in royal wedding glam

5. Fat choy: ‘lucky’ Chinese Lunar New Year food that’s turned land into desert



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Myanmar’s military chief Min Aung Hlaing stands in a car during a parade to mark the country’s Independence Day on January 4, 2023. Photo: AFP

Apollo Quiboloy, head of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ sect, is wanted by the FBI. Photo: AFP 

Illustration: Joe Lo

Brunei Princess Anisha Rosnah at her wedding ceremony at Istana Nurul Iman, Bandar Seri Begawan, on January 14. Photo: EPA-EFE

Braised dried oysters with black moss (ho see fat choy), a traditional Chinese Lunar New Year dish. Photo: Shutterstock

China’s attack simulation, Philippine constitution change, public nudity in Taiwan: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

A long-range attack on an aircraft carrier strike group is considered difficult to achieve, but Chinese researchers claim their simulation shows it is possible. Photo: US Navy

Philippines’ President Ferdinand Marcos Jnr delivers a speech at Camp Aguinaldo military headquarters in Quezon City, Philippines on December 21, 2023. Photo: AP

People at the SkyCasino in Genting Highlands. The resort dominates Malaysia’s domestic gambling scene. Photo: Shutterstock

Naturists Julia Fu and Tom Yang at a farm in Sanzhi, Taiwan. Both are members of the Return to Nature social media group, which holds monthly events — despite public nudity being technically against the law in Taiwan. Photo: Brian Wiemer

Gillian Chung (pictured in 2010), one half of Hong Kong’s Cantopop duo Twins, is now thriving as a singer and actress but the road to success — marred by a scandal involving intimate photos — has not been an easy one. Photo: SCMP

Why foreigners are leaving China, Singapore’s S. Iswaran resigns, Cathay Pacific’s new hires: SCMP’s 7 highlights of the week

China and the United States are among major world powers racing to be No 1 in utilising the key technology of quantum computing, which has the potential to transform many fields. Photo: Reuters

illustration by Lau Ka-kuen

Former minister S. Iswaran leaves the Singapore State Courts on January 18. Photo: Bloomberg

People waiting to enter the GSC cinema in Palm Mall shopping complex in Seremban, Malaysia. Photo: Shutterstock

Taiwan election, Filipinos turn on Jo Koy after Golden Globes, Year of the Dragon: 5 weekend reads you may have missed

Wong Tai Sin Temple in Hong Kong during the Lunar New Year holiday. Photo: Jonathan Wong

William Lai Ching-te (centre) celebrates at an election night rally outside the Democratic Progressive Party headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. Photo: Elson Li

Wandering yaks are a constant on the roads of Tibet, adding another element of risk to the tour. Photo: Ian Neubauer

Jo Koy arrives at the 81st Golden Globe Awards. Photo: AP

The newly opened Costco megastore in Shenzhen, China. Photo: Eugene Lee

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From Myanmar’s military junta three years after the coup to lucky Lunar New Year food, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend


From Myanmar’s military junta three years after the coup to lucky Lunar New Year food, here are stories you may have missed over the weekend.
